[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 80 (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 19218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9603]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP09-157-000]


El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice of Request Under Blanket 
Authorization

April 21, 2009.
    Take notice that on April 16, 2009, El Paso Natural Gas Company 
(EPNG), PO Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, filed a prior 
notice request pursuant to parts 157.205 and 157.208 of the 
Commission's regulations under the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and EPNG's 
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-435-000, for 
authorization to increase the certificated Maximum Allowable Operating 
Pressure (MAOP) of its 6\5/8\ inch outer diameter Mesa Irrigation Area 
Line (Line No. 2152) located in Yuma County, Arizona, all as more fully 
set forth in the application, which is on file with the Commission and 
open to public inspection. The filing may also be viewed on the Web at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket 
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to 
access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at 
[email protected] or call toll-free, (866) 208-3676 or TTY, 
(202) 502-8659.
    Specifically, EPNG proposes to uprate the MAOP of Line No. 2152 
from 250 pounds per square in gauge (psig) to 450 psig to provide a 
higher delivery pressure to Southwest Gas Corporation (SWG) to test its 
downstream facilities and to modestly increase its contract pressure. 
EPNG states that it was informed by SWG that it seeks to increase the 
operating pressure of its local distribution system and asked EPNG to 
provide a delivery pressure of approximately 450 psig to allow SWG to 
pressure test its system. EPNG asserts that, after successfully testing 
its system, SWG has requested a minimum delivery pressure increase 
under its transportation service agreement from 250 psig to 265 psig on 
a day-to-day basis. EPNG states that it would be able to immediately 
meet the higher pressures requested by SWG given that EPNG's upstream 
Line No. 2123 already operates at higher pressure and has an MAOP of 
809 psig. EPNG asserts that it would not require any new equipment 
installations and would only have to change the settings on its 
existing regulation equipment to permit the higher pressure operation.
    Any questions regarding the application should be directed to 
Richard Derryberry, Director, Regulatory Affairs Department, El Paso 
Natural Gas Company, P.O. Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80944, 
at (719) 520-3782.
    Any person may, within 60 days after the issuance of the instant 
notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's 
Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to intervene or notice of 
intervention. Any person filing to intervene or the Commission's staff 
may, pursuant to Part 157.205 of the Commission's regulations under the 
NGA (18 CFR 157.205) file a protest to the request. If no protest is 
filed within the time allowed therefore, the proposed activity shall be 
deemed to be authorized effective the day after the time allowed for 
protest. If a protest is filed and not withdrawn within 30 days after 
the time allowed for filing a protest, the instant request shall be 
treated as an application for authorization pursuant to section 7 of 
the NGA.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments, 
protests, and interventions via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18 
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web 
site (http://www.ferc.gov) under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-9603 Filed 4-27-09; 8:45 am]
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